Yonkers

New housing vs. existing
 
Residents adopt yards
 
Residents' front yards
Existing housing on left
New housing on right
 
Residents' adoption of rear yards as their own
 
Residents' front yards and individual garbage cans
         

The dispersal of 200 high-rise public housing families into scattered-site townhouses in middle-class neighborhoods of Yonkers, New York. This dispersion strategy involved integrating designs with the surrounding neighborhoods, adhering to "Defensible Space" concepts in grounds design, and training residents in home maintenance.

 
Figure IV-8
 
Figure IV-10
Typical site plan for a 24-unit site   Street facade of cluster of five row-house units